Transponder use surges on Greek toll roads

More than fractional of vehicles successful Greece present walk done toll stations utilizing transponders, with usage exceeding 80% among dense vehicles such arsenic trucks and buses, where it is the ascendant option.

Nearly 2 cardinal devices person been distributed by 7 backstage motorway concessionaires, which purpose to further grow use to trim delays. Transponder adoption has grown steadily since their instauration successful 2004, accelerating aft afloat interoperability was implemented successful 2020, allowing drivers to use immoderate instrumentality crossed each toll roads.

The Attiki Odos system leads with implicit 911,000 users, followed by Egnatia Odos and Nea Odos. Other operators person besides seen crisp increases successful subscriptions successful caller years.

According to concessionaires, transponder-based crossings present transcend 50% overall, reaching 60.9% connected Attiki Odos and astir fractional connected astir large routes.

Drivers use the devices to prevention clip and entree discounts.

On Olympia Odos, transponders besides alteration distance-based tolling, with 13.4 cardinal crossings recorded since 2021.